BOSTON – A union is claiming the city of Boston is discriminating against women because meter maid supervisors make less than supervisors in other departments with comparable jobs.
The union is asking a judge to force the city to study the pay disparity.
A former court stenographer is asking a judge to grant her a disability state pension stemming from the accounts of crimes she had to listen to and record.
For 10 years Mary K. Morse heard stories of child abuse, murder, domestic violence, and child pornography while working at Salem Superior Court. The cases depressed her and led her to start drinking heavily again after a previous period of sobriety, according to court documents.
